Tag: Student Voice

  • Nation & World

    An education, not a job

    An undergraduate explains why she majors in psychology, even though she expects her career paths will take her to other fields.

    5 minutes
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    Forward, into the past

    Harvard undergraduate Derek Robins recounts his summer spent doing astronomy research on campus.

    5 minutes
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    Changing lives, including her own

    A Harvard undergraduate travels to China to visit an orphanage she aided from afar, and sees the impact of her public service.

    4 minutes
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    Sit a spell, and pass the sweet tea

    A Southern student reflects on what his expectations were, and how the reality differed, when he moved to Cambridge from Arkansas to attend Harvard.

    4 minutes
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    Living the lessons we have learned

    A graduating Harvard Kennedy School student, herself Native American, ponders the experiences of her predecessors, students at the Indian College in the 1660s.

    5 minutes
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    Stalking the ‘big idea’

    One of the organizers of the first “Harvard Thinks Big” session reflects on why the program that had 10 professors speak for 10 minutes about their one big idea proved so successful.

    4 minutes
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    Reflecting on a young life

    A freshman reflects on an eye-opening seminar session, designed to prompt Harvard undergrads to step back from the striving and ponder what life means to them, and what they value.

    4 minutes
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    Running his buns off

    A student tries to help an educational nonprofit by combining two of his passions, burgers and running.

    3 minutes
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    An education that works on two levels

    Harvard Kennedy School student Nizar Farsakh talks about what makes the School work, citing its two-pronged approach involving faculty with real-world experience and students with varied backgrounds, all with a willingness to entertain other points of view.

    4 minutes
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    The road to Khelshala

    A member of the Harvard women’s squash team recounts the squad’s combination training and service trip to India during winter break, and how team members were changed in the process.

    5 minutes
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    Artistic fun or vocation

    With professional-level standards already in place and the spirit of self-sufficiency a prized commodity, the question remains: Should there be University-funded performance degrees?

    3 minutes
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    Poetry in motion

    A novice poet learns her craft by presenting her work in front of open-mic audiences at Adams House.

    4 minutes
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    Journey to D.C.

    Harvard Kennedy School graduate Sam Sanders ’09 writes about his experience as a public policy student and the road that led him to National Public Radio.

    3 minutes
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    On the road and out of control

    If you’re a student not on foot, getting around Harvard Square can be a time-consuming maze.

    3 minutes
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    Lessons from the East

    On an internship from the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies Peter Bernard ’11 traveled to Japan where he worked at a bookstore and learned that “the culture of books and print is alive and well.”

    3 minutes
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    Getting involved

    “Since I realize that direct service is only one aspect of assisting, I became more involved with advocacy, working on education issues and with PBHA’s Student Labor Action Movement.”

    3 minutes
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    Pulling up service by the roots

    Weissman fellow spends 10 weeks in South Africa empowering youth through soccer and education.

    3 minutes
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    Senior saves you the search for quiet spaces on campus

    Caitlin Rotman ’10 reveals a few quiet spaces and tranquil places around campus.

    3 minutes